To celebrate their 16th anniversary, Carpark Records will release a special sweet sixteen basketball-themed picture disc on May 26th. This release consists of nine exclusive, full-length songs and 19 locked grooves by artists from all across the Carpark catalog. It is a limited- edition run of 600 copies. The 12″ will cost $16 and all proceeds go to the Little Kids Rock charity. The track list is as follows:

Side A
1. Young Magic – NETS
2. Montag – Drop A Dime
3. Safety Scissors – Orange Roughy
4. Jayson Gerycz – Dribble Dribble
5. Young Magic – All Net (Celebration Dance)
6. TEEN – Dylan and Chong Playing Basketball
7. Thomas J Duke – Manute Bol
8. Jake Mandell – 2008
9. Signer – Roll, Pick, and Roll Again
10. Skylar Spence – Turnover
11. Sadie Dupuis – Theme from Babadook
12. Montag – Basket Case
13. Ear Pwr – I Would Rather Be Shopping
14. Jason Urick – Double Dribble
15. Memory Tapes – Go Play Outside
16. Lowt Ide – Your Turn

Side B
17. Skylar Spence – Practice
18. Dan Deacon – 1 Wand from the 9 Piles
19. So Takahashi – Dribble Commander
20. Jimmy Whispers – Mugsy Bogus
21. Chandos – Traveling
22. GRMLN – Buzzer Beat
23. Toro Y Moi – Space Jam
24. Greg Davis – Paxson
25. Ear Pwr – Beyond the Arc
26. Dog Bite – Hoops
27. Adventure – Ewww
28. Speedy Ortiz – Basketball (Demo)

Carpark Records will present anniversary shows in Brooklyn, Washington DC and at SXSW. Artists performing at the Sweet 16 shows include alumni and current members of the Carpark label roster:

Mar 06 Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right Ticket Info
Lexie Mountain Boys
Greg Davis
Greys
Chandos
Ear Pwr
Safety Scissors
Adventure
Jimmy Whispers
DJs Young Magic & Montag

Mar 07 Washington DC @ DC9 Ticket Info
Lexie Mountain Boys
Greys
Chandos
Adventure
Jimmy Whispers

Mar 19 Austin, TX @ Swan Dive (SXSW) Ticket Info
Cloud Nothings
Skylar Spence (fka Saint Pepsi) DJ Set
Dent May
GRMLN
Chandos
Keath Mead
Average Cock